Ohio § 511.234

§ 511.234.

(A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this amendment, the board

of park commissioners of a township park district that holds a credit card account

on the effective date of this amendment shall adopt a written policy for the use of

credit card accounts.  Otherwise, a board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card

account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The officers, positions, or appointees authorized to use a credit card account; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) The procedure for acquisition, use, and management of a credit card account and presentation

instruments related to the account including cards and checks; (4) The procedure for submitting itemized receipts to the clerk or the clerk's designee; (5) The procedure for credit card issuance, credit card reissuance, credit card cancellation,

and the process for reporting lost or stolen credit cards; (6) The district's credit card account's maximum credit limit or limits; (7) The actions or omissions by an officer, employee, or appointee that qualify as misuse

of a credit card account. (B) The name of the township park district shall appear on each presentation instrument

related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the clerk of the district does not retain general possession and control of the

credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including

cards and checks, the board shall appoint a compliance officer to perform the duties

enumerated under division (D) of this section.  The compliance officer may not use a credit card account and may not authorize an

officer, employee, or appointee to use a credit card account, except that a board

of park commissioners serving in the role of compliance officer may use a credit card

account if so authorized under the policy and may authorize an officer, employee,

or appointee to use a credit card account as provided in division (A) of this section.  The clerk is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the board at least quarterly shall review

the number of cards and accounts issued, the number of active cards and accounts issued,

the cards' and accounts' expiration dates, and the cards' and accounts' credit limits. (E) If the clerk retains general possession and control of the credit card account and

presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, and the

board authorizes an officer, employee, or appointee to use a credit card, the clerk

may use a system to sign out credit cards to the authorized users.  The officer, employee, or appointee is liable in person and upon any official bond

the officer, employee, or appointee has given to the township park district to reimburse

the district treasury the amount for which the officer, employee, or appointee does

not provide itemized receipts in accordance with the policy described in division

(A) of this section. (F) The use of a credit card account for expenses beyond those authorized by the board

constitutes misuse of a credit card account.  An officer, employee, or appointee of a township park district or a public servant

as defined under section 2921.01 of the Revised Code who knowingly misuses a credit card account held by the board violates section 2913.21 of the Revised Code . (G) The clerk or the clerk's designee annually shall file a report with the board detailing

all rewards received based on the use of the township park district's credit card

account. (H) As used in this section, “ credit card account ” means any bank-issued credit card account, store-issued credit card account, financial

institution-issued credit card account, financial depository-issued credit card account,

affinity credit card account, or any other card account allowing the holder to purchase

goods or services on credit or to transact with the account, and any debit or gift

card account related to the receipt of grant moneys.  “Credit card account” does not include a procurement card account, gasoline or telephone

credit card account, or any other card account where merchant category codes are in

place as a system of control for use of the card account.